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“My driving instructor came running over to me because she could see the smile on my face.

“The examiner went through the paper with us, showing me that I only had six minors.”

Kelsie, from Broadstairs, Kent, was ecstatic to have 'passed' the test after previously failing on her first attempt.

She returned home to celebrate with her family and friends, where she was greeted with congratulatory balloons, banners and cards.

Her mum had helped her to buy a car, and she sent her papers off to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to get her driving licence.

But a day later, while celebrating her birthday, she received a call from the test centre asking her to return the pass certificate to them.

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A letter from the DVSA said a "serious fault" had been recorded during the young woman's test (Image: Triangle News)

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Shockingly, she says they then told her she hadn’t passed after all.

A letter addressed to Kelsie, from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) Operational Delivery Manager, Mark Aston, said a "serious fault" had been recorded during her test.

The letter, dated April 14, read: “After your test on Wednesday 11th April at 13:35 our in-house checks identified a serious fault had been assessed and recorded during your test but due to an administrative error, your examiner issued a pass.

“You can only pass your test if you receive fewer than 15 driving faults and there are no serious or dangerous faults recorded.

“With this in mind, I am sorry to confirm that you have not passed your driving test and that you should only be driving in accordance with the provisional licence regulations.”

It added: “Finally, please accept my sincere apologies for any upset and inconvenience that this error may have caused.”

“They told me there was a serious mark down on the paper. I just didn’t get it," said confused Kelsie (Image: Triangle News)